Former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso has emerged because the early favorite to switch Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.
Klopp shocked the soccer world on Friday morning by saying his determination to stop the Reds on the finish of the season. The German has been in cost on Merseyside for 9 years however admitted he’s “out of energy” as he defined his determination.
Attention will now flip to who will change Klopp within the dugout because the membership go seeking their first new supervisor since 2015. It will come as little shock to most {that a} acquainted title is the bookies’ favorite to succeed the 56-year-old.
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Betfair have put in former Reds midfield star Alonso because the 5/4 favorite to return to Anfield within the hotseat. The Spaniard is at the moment working wonders in his first managerial job in Germany, the place he has Bayer Leverkusen high of the Bundesliga.
He’s adopted within the betting by Klopp’s assistant, Pep Lijnders, who is obtainable at 3/1. Lijnders is because of go away Liverpool on the finish of the season, together with Klopp, however the betting suggests he might stay on Merseyside in the long run.
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Next on the record is Reds legend Steven Gerrard. Gerrard made 709 appearances throughout an extended and distinguished profession with the Reds which noticed him win the FA Cup and the Champions League.
He is the 11/2 third-favourite to take the job. Gerrard is at the moment managing in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ettifaq, having been sacked by Aston Villa after simply 11 months in cost in October 2022.
Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi is subsequent at 15/2, with widespread German coach Julian Nagelsmann at 9/1. Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou can also be on the record at 14/1, together with Jose Enrique, together with Luciano Spalleti (16/1), plus Diego Simeone and former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte, each of whom are at 20/1
Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom stated: “Xabi Alonso is the early 5/4 favourite to be the next Liverpool manager following Jurgen Klopp’s shock decision to step down at the end of the season.
“Alonso, whose Bayer Leverkusen facet lead the Bundesliga desk, is adopted by Reds assistant coach Pep Lijnders at 3/1, whereas Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is 11/2. Other contenders for the job embrace Roberto De Zerbi at 15/2, with Julian Nagelsmann 9/1.”
Next permanent Liverpool manager odds
Xabi Alonso 5/4
Pep Lijnders 3/1
Steven Gerrard 11/2
Roberto De Zerbi 15/2
Julian Nagelsmann 9/1
Ange Postecoglou, Luis Enrique 14/1
Luciano Spalletti 16/1
Diego Simeone, Antonio Conte 20/1
Graham Potter, Thomas Frank 25/1
Jose Mourinho, Rafa Benitez 40/1
Massimiliano Allegri, James Milner, Domenico Tedesco 50/1
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